The Black Yellows had a hugely successful season last term as they secured a domestic double, comprising of the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, for the first time in their history. The team ended the league campaign with a record
81 points and once again deprived Bayern Munich from winning the Bundesliga.
The German champions proved in the last campaign that the win in the 2010-11 season was by no means a fluke. Jurgen Klopp has transformed Dortmund into a highly successful team that has the potential of competing with some of the
best teams in Europe. The side has failed at the European stage as they once again did not reach the knock-out stages of the UEFA Champions League in the previous campaign.
However, Borussia Dortmund were struck with a huge blow when arguably their most consistent player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, decided to leave for Manchester United. The player was highly influential in the side’s previous campaign and played
a vital role in bringing success to the club for the second year running.
The club responded by signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 from Borussia Monchengladbach in a fee reported to be around €17.5 million. Klopp had to spend big to compete with the big guns in European football and Reus, who should be an able replacement
for Kagawa, is certainly the type of player he would need in his ranks.
Bettor.com looks at the possible starting line-up for Borussia Dortmund in the new season:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Weidenfeller-c31655 is the obvious favourite to start between the sticks for Dortmund next season. The player has been mighty impressive for the club in the last few years and has proved that he still has some years in him.
The Black Yellows’ defence, comprising of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neven-Subotic-c27632, has been widely regarded as the best in the Bundesliga. The duo were sensational in the last season as they helped their team win the second consecutive
title. With no real competition for places in the heart of defence, Hummels and Subotic are certain to retain their position.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 earlier this summer, are primed to retain their respective roles also considering they had impressive campaigns last term.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sven-Bender-c34386 will start in the centre of the park whereas Ilkay Gundogan and Mario Gotze will fight it out for the other place when the new season begins.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jakub-Blaszczykowski-c17616 and Kevin Grosskreutz will be deployed on their wings after the duo served brilliantly in the side’s double-winning campaign last term. Marco Reus, the new signing, will replace Shinji Kagawa in a role behind
the striker.
The German international is likely to succeed in that position as he put in some sensational displays for Gladbach last season, scoring 21 goals in all competitions and accumulating 10 assists in the process. There are huge expectations
from the player as he is considered as the next big thing coming out of German football.
Borussia Dortmund striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 has been widely linked with a move away from Signal Iduna Park with the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea involved. However, if recent reports are to be believed, the player is
staying at least for another season at Dortmund considering that now http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-Barrios-c22533 has also left the club.
Expected Line-up: Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gundogan, Bender, Grosskreutz, Reus, Blaszczykowski, Lewandowski
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